Hatch-ALong - Setting first eggs 4/5, hatch day 4/26. Anyone want to join me?

[foxflower]

dretd -- my original set got eaten by something. I have eggs set to hatch in a week and someone wanted to see pictures when they do, so I'm still hanging out here.

 

[judge]

Yay - my broody hen Mary hatched out two eggs this morning. Bantam Ameraucanas. There are white chantecler and two bantam faverolles left under her to hatch. Can't wait to see the rest

 

[roostercluck]

Sorry I have been so long for pics. but here they are now.

She(hopefully) loves the camera

Here is the three that hatched out of five. They are so cute.

 

[dretd]

dretd -- my original set got eaten by something. I have eggs set to hatch in a week and someone wanted to see pictures when they do, so I'm still hanging out here.

Man, that is really terrible news. Good luck with your next hatch!

 

[dretd]

So far I have had 2 hatch. The first one pipped yesterday around 1 am but didn't zip until yesterday evening. It needed the extra time as it still had a strand of yolk sack about the size of a toothpick attached. Then sometime between 11 PM and 6 am last night a friend pipped and zipped and was already out and fluffing. Opposite ends of the hatching spectrum. So that 2 out and 6 to go.

I am hoping that since the first one seemed slightly undercooked on hatch day that that means the whole hatch is just a day behind. I did have trouble getting my temps up after lockdown so that may have delayed the hatch a teensy bit. Or at least that's what I am telling myself.

 

[foxflower]

Man, that is really terrible news. Good luck with your next hatch!

Thank you. So far they're doing pretty good. Down to 15 out of 24. I think those evil magpies ate the ones the hen was sitting on.